For some idiotic reason you cannot simply search for ringtones via the ringtone menu. You have to install an app to get access to the ringtones folder, unless you plug your phone into your puter via USB and access the folder structure that way.

I installed ES File Explorer, downloaded a ringtone and then moved it into the ringtones folder.

For some idiotic reason you cannot simply search for ringtones via the ringtone menu. You have to install an app to get access to the ringtones folder, unless you plug your phone into your puter via USB and access the folder structure that way.

I installed ES File Explorer, downloaded a ringtone and then moved it into the ringtones folder.

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This is absolutely not my experience. I just went into a contact, hit the edit pencil, tapped the three dot menu, choose "Select Ringtone" and all the MP3s I dumped in my Ringtones folder are in the list

There's an easier way to get a custom ringtone on your phone without downloading any apps or files to your phone, or connecting it to your computer via USB.

1. On your computer, select the ringtone you want - make sure it's in an MP3 format.
2. Initiate an email, and address it to, XXXXXXXXXX@VZWPIX.com (The X's being your 10 digit cell phone number)
3. Attach the ringtone to the email and send it. It will come into your phone as a text.
4. When you get the text, tap the message containing the ringtone.
5. Touch and hold the area that surrounds the attachment box.
6. A dialogue box will open with several options - tap, 'Save attachment.' The sound file is then automatically saved to the same
location as the default ringtones. then, just go to 'ringtones' and select it as your ringtone.